i3.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · I3 family
The i3.xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 30.5 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.312 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 30.5 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.312
- spot
- $0.1387
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.214
dedicated
7.63 GiB per vCPU
2.3 GHz
$228/mo · us-east-1
−56% vs on-demand
−31% vs on-demand
i3.xlarge price by region
30 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.312 | $0.1387 | $0.214 | $0.151 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.312 | $0.0998 | $0.214 | $0.151 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.312 | $0.1178 | $0.214 | $0.151 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.326 | $0.0471 | $0.223 | $0.16 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.344 | $0.1039 | $0.235 | $0.168 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.344 | $0.1666 | $0.235 | $0.168 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.344 | $0.0982 | $0.235 | $0.166 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.344 | $0.124 | $0.235 | $0.168 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia | $0.354 | $0.0885 | $0.244 | $0.173 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.354 | $0.1194 | $0.244 | $0.173 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $0.361 | $0.1432 | $0.247 | $0.177 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.362 | $0.1416 | $0.248 | $0.177 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.362 | $0.0464 | $0.248 | $0.177 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.362 | $0.1029 | $0.248 | $0.175 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.366 | $0.0419 | $0.248 | $0.177 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.366 | $0.0563 | $0.248 | $0.177 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.366 | $0.1228 | $0.248 | $0.177 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.372 | $0.1584 | $0.252 | $0.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.374 | $0.0382 | $0.256 | $0.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.374 | $0.0537 | $0.256 | $0.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.374 | $0.1408 | $0.256 | $0.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.374 | $0.1551 | $0.256 | $0.181 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.376 | – | $0.256 | $0.181 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.376 | – | $0.256 | $0.181 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.378 | $0.0604 | $0.259 | $0.185 |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East | $0.378 | $0.0891 | $0.259 | $0.185 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.409 | $0.0562 | $0.277 | $0.20 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.41 | $0.0783 | $0.28 | $0.201 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.412 | $0.0424 | $0.282 | $0.20 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.498 | $0.0731 | $0.34 | $0.241 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 30.5 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 7.63 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.3 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 950 GB NVME
- Storage detail
- 1 x 950 NVMe SSD
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
i3.xlarge- Family
- I3
- Category
- Storage optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 30 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.312/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 850 Mbps
- ECU
- 16
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 56%
i3.xlarge equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs i3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | $0.312 | – |
| Azure | L4as v4 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.344 | +10% |
| L4s v4 | 4 | 32 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.348 | +12% | |
| Google Cloud | c4-highmem-4-lssd | 4 | 31 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids | $0.3429 | +10% |
| c4n-highmem-4-lssd | 4 | 31 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $0.4582 | +47% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (1.9× less) | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | -33% |
| G8 Dedicated 32x88 vCPU (2×) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | +35% | |
| Vultr | voc-s-4c-32gb-640s-amd | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.342 | +10% |
| voc-s-4c-32gb-960s-amd | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.425 | +36% |
I3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i3.large | 2 | 15.3 GiB | 475 GB NVME | $0.156 | $114 | $0.0635 | $0.107 |
| i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | 950 GB NVME | $0.312 | $228 | $0.1387 | $0.214 |
| i3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GiB | 1.9 TB NVME | $0.624 | $456 | $0.2854 | $0.428 |
| i3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GiB | 3.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $1.248 | $911 | $0.554 | $0.857 |
| i3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GiB | 7.6 TB NVME (4 disks) | $2.496 | $1,822 | $1.063 | $1.714 |
| i3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GiB | 15.2 TB NVME (8 disks) | $4.992 | $3,644 | $1.844 | $3.427 |
| i3.metal | 64 | 488 GiB | 15.2 TB NVME (8 disks) | $4.992 | $3,644 | $1.807 | – |
Similar instance types on AWS
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i3.xlarge FAQ
How much does i3.xlarge cost?
i3.xlarge costs $0.312 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $228 per month. Across 30 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.312 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.498 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1387 per hour (56% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.214 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.496 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does i3.xlarge have?
i3.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 30.5 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell). It is a storage optimized instance type in the I3 family.
What are the equivalents of i3.xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L4as v4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.344/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-4-lssd (4 vCPU, 31 GiB, $0.3429/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-4c-32gb-640s-amd (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.342/hour in New Jersey).